Getting here and getting around

Directions to MIT

Parking

Parking in Cambridge and Boston can be expensive and hard to find. Whenever possible, park your car at the hotel and use public transportation to get to the MIT campus. If you must drive to the campus, on- and off-street parking is available for a fee, but most public parking is not very close to the center of the MIT campus. More parking information is available from Parkopedia and at the campus map website.

Visiting prospective students may park in designated areas on a first-come, first-served basis.

Public transportation

Boston's public transportation system, the MBTA, known as "the T", was the first subway in the United States and continues to be one of the easiest ways to get around Boston/Cambridge.

The closest subway station to campus is Kendall
Square on the Red Line. You may also want to consider going to Central
Square (also on the Red Line) or taking the #1 or CT1 bus
across the Charles
River from Back Bay, depending on where you are coming from and your
destination on campus.

How to read an MIT address

The main mailing address for MIT is
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Within MIT, addresses are designated by building and room number, so "MIT Room 3-208" is Building 3, second floor, Room 208.

MIT phone numbers

If calling from off-campus, please dial 1+ 617+ seven digit number, even when calling from within Boston/Cambridge.
From a campus phone, use just the last five numbers: for example,
3-0148.

Getting around campus

The Tech Shuttle provides free transportation around the MIT campus
on weekdays from 7:15 am to 7:15 pm. The Tech Shuttle vehicles are accessible to those with disabilities. For the current schedule and information, visit the MIT Parking and Transportation Office website.

SafeRide shuttles run 7 days a week from 6 pm-3 am weekdays and until 4 am on weekends. Maps and schedules are available at the SafeRide site. An accessible van is available by calling the SafeRide office at 617-253-2997.